Handley Page H.P.42 G-AAUD Hanno.

Hanno ready for takeoff.

The Handley Page H.P.42 and H.P.45 were British four-engined long-range biplane airliners designed to a 1928 Imperial Airways specification by Handley Page of Radlett in Hertfordshire. The H.P.42 was designed for the long-range, Eastern routes, and the very similar H.P.45 was built for the European routes. In Imperial Airways service, the H.P.42 was designated the H.P.42E (E for "Eastern" routes - India and South Africa), while the H.P.45 was called the H.P.42W (W for "Western" i.e. European routes). Hs123 biplane. ... // Definition and description An airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft (an aeroplane/airplane) initially designed for the transport of paying passengers, and usually operated by an airline company (which owns or leases the aircraft). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Imperial Airways Empire Terminal, Victoria, London. ... The Handley Page Aircraft Company was founded by Frederick Handley Page in 1909. ... Radlett is a large village to the north of London between St Albans and Elstree on Watling Street in the Hertsmere district of Hertfordshire, England. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ...

Refuelling Hanno, showing more detail.

The H.P.42 and H.P.45 designations were Handley Page's own identifiers, but this was not commonly known at the time.

The H.P.42/45 were the iconic land-based airliners of Imperial Airways, and along with the company's later flying boats are well remembered. Eight aircraft were built, four of each type; all were named, with names beginning with the letter "H". One was destroyed in an airship hangar fire in 1937, but the remainder survived to be impressed into Royal Air Force service at the outbreak of World War 2. No lives were lost in civilian service (a record thought to be unique for contemporary aircraft), but by 1940 all had been destroyed. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others• Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

Construction

The H.P.42 was a large unequal-span biplane of all-metal construction except for the fabric coverings of the wings, tail surfaces, and rear fuselage. The wings were braced by Warren girders. The tailplane was also of biplane configuration, with three vertical tail surfaces. The H.P.42 was powered by four Bristol Jupiter XIFs of 490 hp (365 kW) each, while the H.P.45 used four Bristol Jupiter XFBM supercharged engines of 555 hp (414 kW), greater fuel consumption being traded for more power. In both cases, two engines mounted on the upper wing and one on each side on the lower wing. Hs123 biplane. ... Bristol Jupiter engine The Jupiter was a 9 cylinder one_row radial aircraft engine designed during World War I by Roy Fedden of Cosmos Engineering. ...

The crew compartment was completely enclosed, which was a new development, and there were two passenger cabins, fore and aft of the wing. The H.P.42 carried six (later twelve) in the forward compartment and twelve in the aft. There was substantial baggage room. The H.P.45, meanwhile, seated 18 forward and 20 aft, with reduced baggage capacity.

Service

The first flight was on November 14, 1930, by G-AAGX, later to be named Hannibal, with Squadron Leader Thomas Harold England at the controls. The certificate of airworthiness was granted in May 1931, permitting commercial service; the first flight with fare-paying passengers was to Paris, on June 11 of that year. November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ...

Individual aircraft histories

Four H.P.42 and another four H.P.45 aircraft were delivered:

H.P.42

The long-distance H.P.42 was intended for the long-distance Africa and India services. They were based in Cairo. Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; transliterated: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ...

G-AAGX Hannibal

The prototype, Hannibal's first flight was on November 14, 1930. The aircraft was named after Hannibal Barca, the Carthaginian military commander. It was lost over the Gulf of Oman in RAF service on March 1, 1940 with 8 aboard. November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Hannibal Barca Hannibal Barca (247 BC – 182 BC) was a military commander of ancient Carthage, best known for his achievements in the Second Punic War in marching an army from Spain over the Pyrenees and the Alps into northern Italy and defeating the Romans at the Battles of the river... This article is about the ancient city-state of Carthage in North Africa. ... The Gulf of Oman is a strait that connects the Arabian Sea with the Persian Gulf. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

G-AAUC Horsa

G-AAUC was originally named Hecate after the Greek goddess; it was soon renamed Horsa, after the legendary conqueror of Britain and brother of Hengest. The aircraft first flew on September 11, 1931. It was impressed into No. 271 Squadron RAF as AS981. The aircraft burned after a forced landing on uneven ground at Moresby Park, near Whitehaven, Cumberland, on August 7, 1940. Hecate, Hekate (Hekátē), or Hekat was originally a goddess of the wilderness and childbirth originating from Thrace, or among the Carians of Anatolia [1]. Popular cults venerating her as a mother goddess integrated her persona into Greek culture as Εκατη. In Ptolemaic Alexandria she ultimately achieved her connotations as a... Greek mythology consists of a large collection of narratives detailing the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, which were first envisioned and disseminated in an oral-poetic tradition. ... Horsa, according to tradition, was a fifth century warrior and brother of Hengest who took part in the invasion and conquest of Britain from its native Romano-British and Celtic inhabitants. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... No. ... Location within the British Isles For the neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee see Whitehaven, Memphis. ... Cumberland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

G-AAUD Hanno

G-AAUD, production number 42/3, was named after the Carthaginian explorer Hanno the Navigator, who explored the Atlantic coast of Africa in approx. 570 BC. Hanno first flew on July 19, 1931 and was later converted to a H.P.42(W) (Hannibal class). The aircraft was impressed into No. 271 Squadron RAF and was destroyed in a gale at Whitchurch Airport, Bristol when it was blown together with Heracles and damaged beyond repair on March 19, 1940. This article is about the ancient city-state of Carthage in North Africa. ... Hanno the Navigator was a Carthaginian explorer, sent out with a fleet and many thousands of colonists, who founded or repopulated seven Carthaginian cities on the Atlantic shore of Morocco and explored the Atlantic coast of Africa, apparently deep into the Gulf of Guinea. ... A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC 550s BC 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC Events and Trends 579 BC - Servius Tullius succeeds the assassinated Lucius Tarquinius Priscus as king of Rome. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... No. ... Bristol is a unitary authority with city and ceremonial county status in South West England. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

G-AAUE Hadrian

G-AAUE, production number 42/2, was named after the Roman emperor Hadrian. Hadrian's first flight was on June 24, 1931. On the outbreak of World War 2, Hadrian was impressed into No. 261 Squadron RAF as AS982, at RAF Odiham. On December 6, 1940, Hadrian was torn loose from its moorings at Doncaster Airport in a gale, cartwheeled, and ended up inverted on a railway track next to the airport. The plane was too badly damaged to be worth repairing. Roman Emperor is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... A bust of Hadrian. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... RAF Odiham crest RAF Odiham is a Royal Air Force station situated a little to the south of the historic small town of Odiham in Hampshire, England. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Map sources for Doncaster at grid reference SE5702 Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, (and in the former West Riding of Yorkshire), England. ...

H.P.45

The H.P.45 carried more passengers but with a reduced range and baggage capacity, and was intended for Imperial Airways' European routes.

G-AAXC Heracles

G-AAXC was named after Heracles, also known as Hercules, who was the son of Zeus and Alcmene in Greek mythology and was noted for his extraordinary strength. Heracles first flew on August 8, 1931 and was impressed into service with the RAF on March 3, 1940. The aircraft was destroyed in a gale on March 19, 1940 at Whitchurch Airport, Bristol, when it was blown together with Hanno and damaged beyond repair. Hercules, a Roman bronze (Louvre Museum In Greek mythology, Heracles, or Heraklês (glory of Hera, Ἡρακλης) was a divine hero, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, stepson of Amphitryon and great-grandson of Perseus. ... Statue of Zeus Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th-century engraving. ... Alcmene, or Alkmênê (might of the moon) was, in ancient Greek mythology, the daughter of Electryon, king of Mycenae, and wife of Amphitryon. ... Greek mythology consists of a large collection of narratives detailing the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, which were first envisioned and disseminated in an oral-poetic tradition. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Bristol is a unitary authority with city and ceremonial county status in South West England. ...

G-AAXD Horatius

G-AAXD was named after Horatius, a legendary Roman hero. Horatius first flew on November 6, 1931. It was impressed into RAF service in World War 2. Returning from France on a transport mission on November 7, 1939, the aircraft could not find its destination of Exeter due to bad weather and was forced to make an emergency landing at Tiverton Golf Course; during this, it hit two trees and was destroyed. Horatius is the name of a gens of ancient Rome. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at , . In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. ... Map sources for Tiverton at grid reference SS955125 Tiverton is a town in the County of Devon, in England. ...

G-AAXE Hengist

G-AAXE was originally named Hesperides, but was soon renamed after Hengist, brother of Horsa and legendary conqueror of Britain. Hengist first flew on December 8, 1931. It was later converted from a European to an Eastern aircraft. Hengist was caught in an airship hangar fire and burned at Karachi on May 31, 1937, making it the only H.P.42/45 not to survive until World War II. For the ancient Greek city Hesperides see Benghazi. ... Hengest or Hengist (d. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى ) (Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others• Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II...

G-AAXF Helena

G-AAXF was named after Helena, also known as Helen of Troy. It first flew on December 30, 1931. Like Hengist, it was converted to an Eastern aircraft. Helena was impressed into service with No. 271 Squadron RAF in May 1940. After a hard landing the aircraft was grounded later that year; post-accident inspection condemned the airframe due to corrosion, and it was scrapped in 1941, except for the front fuselage section which was used as an office by the Royal Navy for several years. Helena, Ἑλένη is a Greek female name, first attested in the Iliad (Helen of Troy). ... Helen was the wife of Menelaus and reputed to be the most beautiful woman in the world, and her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... No. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...

Specifications

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References

• Imperial-Airways.com, Handley Page HP42, retrieved January 22, 2005.

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